Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,557, Joseph Gold, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Gold, Joseph
S 36557
CONTENTS

Connecticut Roll.
1,247
Joseph Gold, Capt Barnes, Sergeant Wapsuckety Line in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of June 1818, and sent to Sylvester Gilbert, Esq. Tolland, Conn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Service allowed
4 months 5/30.  $32 33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
3 years Stafford, Tolland Not entitled Co.
Joseph Gold Sylvester Gilbert Esq. Tolland Conn.

Joseph Gold Declaration & Affidavit
J. H.
Correct
The judge Tolland Conn.

Joseph Gold of Stafford in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut, being seventy one years of age & a resident citizen of the United States, Testifies & Declares on oath, that at Northbury in the State of Massachusetts on the 17 th day of Septm. A.D. 1777 he enlisted into Captain - Roberts Company & Col. d Timothy Bigelow's Regiment, of Worcester in Massachusetts. 3 d Regim. t being the 15. th in the Massachusetts Line of the Conti- nental Army in the war of the Revolution He enlisted for three years and joined 3 d Regiment and served faithfully against the common enemy till the 17 th  day of Septm. r A.D. 1780 when he was honourably discharged near Hackensack in New Jersey, by Andrew Peters Lieut. Col. Command. t by writing under his hand bearing date the day & year last aforesaid, ready here to be shewn appears The s d Gold also says that he was in service eight months in the year 1775 & twelve months in 1776 & before previous to his 3 d enlistment in 1777 and was in the Battle of Bunker Hill, & was in the retreat out of New York and that in the month of Oct. r A.D. 1779 he received a Sergeants Warrant from his Colonel, & in that office he served the remainder of his term of three years, and that he now hath his 3 d Warrant & here offers the same. He also says that he now resides in 3 d Stafford

And that he is reduced in his circumstances in life is paralytic, & feeble, and is in need of assistance from his Country for support Tolland April 30 th 1818
Joseph Gold
Tolland County ss. Hebron April 30 th 1818 Personally came before me Sylvester Gilbert Presiding Judge of the County Court within & for sd County, the above named Joseph Gold & made solemn oath to the truth of the forgoing Declaration by him subscribed Sylvester Gilbert Judge
I Sylvester Gilbert Judge presiding Judge of the County Court within & for the County of Tolland do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joseph Gold did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding Declaration against the common Enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the act of Congress in this case provided - County of Tolland ss Hebron April 30 th 1818 Sylvester Gilbert Judge as aforesaid

State of Connecticut
Tolland County ss Tolland May 13 th 1918
Stephen Holmes of Stafford personally appearing before me testifies that Joseph Gold an of his of Stafford is very severely affected by the policy and is poor, & in need of assistance for support Sworn before me Sylvester Gilbert Presiding Judge of County Court

Joseph Goteo
Connecticut
to the Clerk
1247
Not Entered
Sept 1818
Noted
Sent to
E. Hearn Esq
Tolma, July 19
1820

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of Tolland
ss. County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the Judge of said Court, on the 27 day of June 182 0 .
ON this 27 day of June 182 0 , personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Joseph Gold aged 74 years, resident in Stafford in the County of Tolland
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolu-
tionary War, as follows: Three years in capt. Daniel Darnes Co. supply afterwards commanded by capt. Roberts Col. Fain. Digitalow, Reg. being the 1st Reg. Mass. line Gen Glover's Brigade. Original declaration was dated 8 day of April AD 1818 - his pension certificate is numbered 1247 - He was in the battle of Bunker Hill & in the retreat out of New York
"And I do solemnly swear,
that I was a resident citizen of the United
States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
Schedule
  30 acres of land house & barn 195,00   1 cow and calf 17,50   household furniture except bedding 15,81   1 shot 2.00 1 hoe, 50 one axe, 50 1 pitchfork, 17 3,17     231,48 
The declarant now justly owes 60 dollars
Joseph Gold
The declarant is by trade a gunstocker but through age & infirmity is now unable to pursue his business or do any hard labour - has a wife 67 years of age and infirm - has in his family a daughter Sophia aged 26 years

Sworn to and declared by said Joseph Gano on the 27 day of June 182 o before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
231 dollars and 48 cents. and that he owes 60 dollars and that his circumstances and family are as herein stated
1,
Elisha Stearns Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County
of Tolland aforesaid do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court on this 27 day of June 182 o
E Stearns
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of
Tolland

July 2, 1932
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Mr. Walter C. Gold 27 Maple Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts
Joseph Gold, S.36557 BA-J/MCS am
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Joseph Gold who served in the Revolution and lived in Northborough, Massachusetts, and Stafford, Connecticut, also information relative to his son, Joseph Gold, who may have served in the War of 1812.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.36557, based on the military service of Joseph Gold.
The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted in 1775 and served eight months and was in the battle of Bunker Hill, names of officers not given. He enlisted in 1776 and served twelve months and was in the retreat from New York, names of officers not given. He enlisted at Northborough, Massachusetts, September 17, 1777, served in Captains Daniel Barnes' and Roberts' companies in Colonel Timothy Bigelow's 15th Massachusetts Regiment, was appointed sergeant in this regiment on October 1, 1779, and was discharged September 17, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 30, 1818, at which time he was living in Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut. The Act of May 1, 1820, required pensioners to file a schedule of their estate and income and if they were not in indigent circumstances they were dropped from the pension roll. The schedule which Joseph Gold presented showed that he possessed too much property to be entitled to pension under said act and he was dropped from the roll.

In 1820, Joseph Gold was living in Stafford, Connecticut, and he then stated that he was aged seventy-four years and that his wife, name not given, was sixty-seven years of age, and he referred to a daughter, Sophia, aged twenty-six years. There are no further data relative to the soldier's family.
The records of this office fail to afford any information relative to pension having been claimed on account of the service of a Joseph Gold who served in the War of 1812.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Gold, Joseph Mass S 36557

T HIS certifyeth, That _____ has served Three Years in the Massachusetts Regiment, being the full Term of his Enlistment; has conducted himself as a good and faithful Soldier, and is hereby discharged the Service.
Given under my Hand, at _____ this _____ Day of _____ 1780.

Gold, Joseph Mass S 36557

To
Major General
of the
1st Maryland Infantry
in the Service of the United States of America.
GREETING.
REPOSING especial Trust and Confidence in your Prudence and good Conduct, I by these Presents, appoint you to the command of the  the Duty of a Colonel by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereinunto belonging: And I do strictly charge and require all Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers, under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders, as given by you And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, from Time to Time, as you shall receive from me, or any of your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you; for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
Given under my Hand, at
Washington the first day of October 1861

27 Maple Ave. Cambridge, Mass. June 13, 1938
Veterans' Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs: I should like some information about my ancestor Joseph Gold who fought in the Revolution. (Mass. Men of the Revolution, vol. 6. p 543, Joseph Gold , Northborough). In U.S. Revolutionary Pension Rolls, Wash. D.C., 1835, vol I, Conn. Roll, p. 74, he received a pension, 1818-20, and was then dropped under act of May 1, 1820. Can you tell me what this law was, or, in other words, why he was dropped? (He is mentioned also in Conn. Men of the Revolution, Hartford 1889 p. 634, col. 2, Jos. Gold, Serjt., Mass.)
Joseph Gold had a son Joseph Gold Jr. Did he serve in the War of 1812? I have searched the rolls of Conn. and Mass. men in the war, but cannot find his name. He lived in Conn. and a short time in Mass. There is a flag on his grave at Stafford, Conn. This may be due to confusion with his father or it may be in place of his father, whose grave is unknown, tho doubtless at Stafford.
Thank you for the information.
Yours very truly,
Walter C. Gold

36 557
INVALID.
Rev
1938. July 2 hist. to Mr. Walter C. Gold, M.D.
File No. 36,557
Joseph Gold Serg Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 577
[Arrangement of 1870.]

105 Joseph Gold
Sep 1818
Draft for Rose 2 Likedale

State of Connecticut County of Tolland ss County Court in behalf of Commonwealth, held on the 3 rd Tuesday of Feb. A.D. 1821. On this 22 nd day of Feb. 1821 personally appeared in open court the same being a court of Record for said County having the power of fine & imprisonment Joseph Gote aged 74 years resident in Stafford in the County of Tolland who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows Three years in Capt David Darns company afterwards commanded by Capt Robert Col. Levi Digeless, the 9 th being the 15 th Reg t Massa- chusetts line Gen. Glocum's brigade was in the battle of Bunker Hill and in the retreat out of New York original declaration was dated the 8 th day of April A.D. 1818 his pension certificate is No. 1247 -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained

in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule
House hold furniture excepting bedding - 10.00
1 stove 2.00 old axe .34 1 shovel .25 - 2.59
All my other property mentioned in the 12.59 Schedule by me Subscribed I swear to at the last June term of this court has been taken by my creditors & disposed of in payment of my debts and I am reduced in circumstances in life & stand in need of assistance from my country for support
The declarant now justly owes 40 dollars
Joseph Gold
The declarant is by trade a gunstocker but through age & infirmity is now wholly unable to pursue his business or to do any hard labor has a wife 67 years of age I inform that in his family a daughter Sophia aged 26 years

I swear to and declare by said Joseph Gold on the 22 day of Feb D 1821 before said Court and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is 12 dollars 59 cents and that the said Joseph Gold is rendered in his circumstances by his property being taken from him by his creditors and that he now stands in need of assistance from his country for support
I the undersigned Clerk of the County Court for Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Delaware do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on this 6 day of March D 1821
D Stearns Clerk
of the County Court for Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Delaware